tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676377.post5514376941646703863..comments2008-01-01T17:22:03.557-08:00Steve Hargadonhttps://profiles.google.com/102277136042947058247noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676377.post-32656515135693556382008-01-01T17:22:00.000-08:002008-01-01T17:22:00.000-08:00Great post, Steve. I love your blog and look forward to reading and learning form you in 2008. Happy New Year!angelamaiershttp://profile.typekey.com/angelamaiers/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676377.post-82483662058579924542007-12-13T07:40:00.000-08:002007-12-13T07:40:00.000-08:00I think, also, when we start contributing we feel some freedom from needing to read everything. <BR/><BR/>When we are a consumer of information, our value is in knowing/following *everything*. Or at least, that's how I've often viewed my participation when I'm not a contributor.<BR/><BR/>But the act of contributing gives much more "meaning" to what we do, and that meaning allows us some comfort in contributing where we can, but not having to be everywhere, or to know everything.<BR/><BR/>This is paradoxical, isn't it?!Steve Hargadonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17776685502090744803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676377.post-67431983638364531412007-12-13T05:16:00.000-08:002007-12-13T05:16:00.000-08:00Well said Steve...At first it seems counter intuitive but in reality it is the only answer. I needed to read this because my reader is full and life is overwhelming. I was feeling disconnected and not sure how to engage all the while missing the conversation.<BR/>So heres to riding the beast!!Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535523713482852906noreply@blogger.com